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 118. I counsel thee, Lodfafner, To take advice; Thou wilt profit, if thou takest it. A bad man Let thou never Know thy misfortunes; For from a bad man Thou never wilt obtain A return for thy good will.

119. I saw mortally Wound a man A wicked woman's words; A false tongue Caused his death, And most unrighteously.

120. I counsel thee, Lodfafner, To take advice; Thou wilt profit, if thou takest it. If thou knowest thou hast a friend, Whom thou well canst trust, Go oft to visit him; For with brushwood overgrown And with high grass Is the way that no one treads.

121. I counsel thee, Lodfafner, To take advice; Thou wilt profit, if thou takest it. A good man attract to thee In pleasant converse, And salutary speech learn, while thou livest.

122. I counsel thee, Lodfafner, To take advice; Thou wilt profit, if thou takest it. With thy friend Be thou never First to quarrel. Care gnaws the heart,